Contact
Bridgeside Point 1 100 Technology Drive, Suite 210 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Biography
James Irrgang has secondary appointments in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute in the School of Medicine.
Awards
- Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS. His ranking included #7 in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, #14 in Physical Therapy and #21 in Ligament publications.
Research Interests
- Clinical trials and observational studies related to knee and shoulder
- Development and validation of patient reported outcomes including applications of items response theory (IRT) and computer adaptive testing (CAT)
- Ongoing Projects
- STaR Trial
- POETT
- TeMPO
- Update IKDC-SKF
- Losartan for treatment of acute hamstring strains in athlete and military personnel
Publications
Professional Organization Appointments
- Special Consultant of the American Physical Therapy Association’s Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry
- Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association
- American Physical Therapy Association, President of the Orthopaedic Section from 2007 to 2013
- Paris Distinguished Service Award from the Section in 2015